The team of Ronnie Bland and Malcolm Franks with a catch of four fish weighing 23.79 lbs. took first place at the Bass-N-Bucks Tournament on Toledo Bend, Feb. 28. Their catch earned them a check for $2,500.00. Big bass for the duo was 6.01 lbs. They also maintained their first place lead in Angler of the Year with 436.83 points over Shannon Carroll and Larry Ford who have a points total of 435.98.

In second place at the tournament were Clint and Clay West with a five fish catch of 22.62 pounds and a big bass at 6.59 lbs. They pocketed a check for $1,230.00. In third place and Big Bass of the tournament were Bart Blakelock and Johnny Watkins. Their big bass spun the scale numbers to 8.26 lbs. Their catch of three fish weighed in at 16.08 lbs.

This was a tough tournament with the average fish weight being 3.09 lbs and an average team catch of 2.95 lbs.

Pictures from the first Toledo Bend Tournament for this year:
Malcolm and Andy Williams weighed 27.70 lbs with big bass at 8.47 lbs.

Second place finishers Shannon Carroll and Larry Ford brought in 23.98 lbs and Tournament Big Bass at 8.90 lbs.

Third place finishers Brandon Baker and Cole Stewart brought in 21.25 pounds with an 8.15 lb. kicker.